Roystonea borinquena

Roystonea borinquena, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Arecales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Roystoneae
Genus: Roystonea
Species: Roystonea borinquena

Name

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Roystonea borinquena O.F.Cook, 1901

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Oreodoxa borinquena (O.F.Cook) Reasoner ex L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 2405 (1917 publ. 1916).
  • Heterotypic
    • Roystonea aitia O.F.Cook, Natl. Hort. Mag. 18: 106 (1939), no Latin descr.
    • Roystonea hispaniolana L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 4: 268 (1939).
    • Roystonea hispaniolana f. altissima Moscoso, Cat. Fl. Domingensis 1: 63 (1943).
    • Roystonea peregrina L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 8: 127 (1949).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic; Haiti; Leeward Is.; Puerto Rico

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Puerto Rico Royal Palm
español: Palma real de Puerto Rico
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